Official Survey Shows - Divers Not Getting Older

01 Sep 2003

A new large-scale survey of divers and diving supervisors carried out by the International Marine Contractor's Association (IMCA) appears to disprove popular theories that the average age of divers is rising, no young divers are entering the industry, and there will soon be a major crisis when all divers retire at once. 

SeaSnake Delivers Divers Delights

01 Sep 2003

KDBC launched two new linear lighting products at seawork2003 . 

Work Resumes on Warship Oil Removal

01 Sep 2003

Briggs Marine have resumed work on a UK Ministry of Defence contract to remove oil from the tank of a sunken battleship off Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Royal Oak wastorpedoed by a German U-boat in 1939 while she lay at anchor, with the loss of 833 lives. 

Containerised Air Dive System for Wreck Exploration and Salvage

01 Sep 2003

Miami, Florida-based wreck exploration and salvage organisation, RPM Nautical Foundation , has acquired a new Type SM-5A Containerised Air Dive System from South African diving system manufacturer Southern Oceanics (Pty) Ltd . 

Technology Advance for Underwater Cables

01 Sep 2003

Elmeridge Cables Ltd , the Brighton UK based cable technologists, have designed and produced new tether cables specifically for remote offshore video systems (ROVs) manufactured by Deep Scenes Ltd of Perth in Australia. 

Subsea Vision With Falcon's Eagle Eye

01 Sep 2003

Dorset UK based ROV specialist Subsea Vision Ltd has been appointed by the Babtie Group on behalf of Montrose Port Authority to conduct an underwater survey of approximately 100m of collapsed quay at Montrose Port in Scotland.